Cal Ripken Jr. reveals he beat prostate cancer

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Cal Ripken Jr. was nicknamed “The Iron Man” because of his incredible streak of consecutive games played, and the Hall of Famer can now add cancer survivor to his résumé.

Ripken revealed on Thursday that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year.

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Ripken underwent successful surgery in March and is now cancer-free. He called his recovery “pretty miraculous” and said he decided to come forward to raise awareness.

Ripken, a 19-time All-Star, is best known for appearing in an MLB-record 2,632 games. He was also a two-time MVP and won eight Silver Sluggers Awards and two Gold Glove Awards. Ripken spent his entire 21-year career with the Baltimore Orioles and helped them win a World Series in 1983.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/cal-ripken-jr-reveals-he-beat-prostate-cancer/ar-BB18bY8w?li=BB15ms5q&ocid=DELLDHP

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1. Prostate cancer is treated in many ways these days.

Many men in their 60s have low-level cancer in their prostate. Surgery isn’t always the recommended first step. More often, the condition is monitored through PSA tests. If things don’t worsen, life goes on without surgery.

I went through TURP surgery in January (prostate reduction). My PSA level was higher than it was 8 years ago, but not in the danger zone. Post-op biopsy showed cancer in under 2% of the tissue. Low risk. A subsequent post-op PSA showed a lower (better) number (ie: headed in the right direction). The recommendation from my doctors is to monitor the condition. No need for surgery as long as things are stabilized.

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2. In many cases ...

... the adverse effects of surgery are worse than the risks of the cancer (bleeding, impotance, depressing and suicide). Suicides might outweigh the risk of dying from the disease. Quality of life is often diminished by the treatments. Each case is different, and should be considered individually.